Short Summary

Nice item showing women participating in all kinds of sport in the 1920s.

Description

This item was originally stored in EP 205.

Introductory title reads: "It would take volumes to record the sporting achievements of Eve during the past year, but a glance at prominent champions shows the extraordinary range of woman's activities today. Flying - Frau Fusbahn..." (rest of title obscured by timecode).

Shots of Ms Fusbahn - a woman aviator - arriving somewhere in her plane and being handed a large bunch of flowers. A man looks at some kind of recording instrument - presumably showing how high she has been in the air. L/S of Ms Fusbahn holding the flowers and her dog on a lead. Next up is M. E. Foster. She won the King's Prize at Bisley. M/S of Ms Foster with a basket over her arm. L/S of her starting a motorcycle and driving off.

"Our South African Olympic High-Jumper, Miss Clark, topped 5'3." Slow motion footage of high jump champion in action. "In the Sculling World, Miss Innes, the Champion, shone brightly." L/S of a team of women rowers holding their blades. C/U of one of the girls who laughs. She is rather cute in her little white beret.

"And as a contrast, Miss Joyce Gardner, the first Woman Billiards Champion, demonstrated her ability to handle a cue." Various shots of Joyce playing Billiards. Slow motion C/U of Joyce taking a shot.

"In the Tennis world, our "Betty" worthily upheld British prestige. Various shots of tennis player Betty Nuthall (?) some seen in slow motion.